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Editing Test Questions in Ultra Course View

Editing Test Questions in Ultra Course View

This article is intended for instructors looking to edit existing questions in an Ultra test.

For Original Course View, refer to: https://uconn.atlassian.net/l/cp/TaqERE7F

Overview

  • This article assumes you have already created a test in Ultra Course View. For more information on creating tests in Ultra Course view refer to Creating Tests in Ultra Course View

  • For Reused questions, edits made in one assessment are reflected in all assessments that the questions appears in.

  • Instructors can edit specific aspects of tests/test questions after students have started taking a test, however some editing options are disabled. See the section below for full details.

Instructions

 

  1. Navigate to your course in HuskyCT.

  2. Under Course Content, click on the test that you want to edit.

    Screenshot of Blackboard test in Course Content

  3. Find the question you want to edit.

  4. Click the 3 dots in the upper right hand corner of the question.

    Screenshot of Blackboard three dot icon on the right side of the question

  5. Click Edit or Edit/Regrade.

    Screenshot of Blackboard Edit or Regrade button
    Screenshot of Blackboard edit button

  6. Make any desired changes.

  7. Click Save to keep the changes or Cancel to discard the changes.

    Screenshot of Blackboard save button

Instructors can edit specific aspects of tests/test questions after students have started taking a test. However some editing options are disabled. See the table below for full detail.

Disabled editing options

Available editing options

Disabled editing options

Available editing options

Adding new questions or answers

Editing the text of questions and answers

In-progress test takers will not see edits to test question/answers unless they either refresh the page or save and re-enter the test. Therefore, instructors are highly discouraged from editing questions/answers while students are taking a test.

Deleting questions

Editing the point values

Deleting answers in Matching or Multiple Choice questions

Give everyone full credit for a question

This option is only available once students have either opened or submitted the test

Changing the number of blanks in a Fill in the Blanks question

Changing the correct answer(s)

Moving content, and the visibility of the Additional Content box

Changing the scoring options for Matching and Multiple Choice questions

Adding or removing questions from a pool, or deleting the pool from the test

Aligning questions with goals from the assessment

For more information or assistance with HuskyCT, please contact the Educational Technology Office at edtech@uconn.edu or (860) 486-5052